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Hi guys!
My sister's name is Yekaterina.(We're originally from Russia).
Almost everybody has trouble to pronounce it right.So,she is thinking about changing it.Maybe she should use the short form - Katya.But she is not sure that it would be pronounsed correct - Kah-teea (not Ka-sha!)Maybe Katie is better choice?
Help please!
My sister's name is Yekaterina.(We're originally from Russia).
Almost everybody has trouble to pronounce it right.So,she is thinking about changing it.Maybe she should use the short form - Katya.But she is not sure that it would be pronounsed correct - Kah-teea (not Ka-sha!)Maybe Katie is better choice?
Help please!
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How about how Ekaterina Gordieva pronouces her name?
I realize that she's Ukrainian (if I recall correctly), but since she's a professional skater, she needs to have a name that can be pronounced by as many people as is humanly possible.
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Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
I realize that she's Ukrainian (if I recall correctly), but since she's a professional skater, she needs to have a name that can be pronounced by as many people as is humanly possible.
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Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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Hi Phyllis!
Thank you for your response!
Ekaterina Gordeeva is russian.As far as I remember she uses the short form of her name - Katia.Maybe my sister should stick with it?
Thank you for your response!
Ekaterina Gordeeva is russian.As far as I remember she uses the short form of her name - Katia.Maybe my sister should stick with it?
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Pozhevaete, Liza. :)
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Khorosho :)
Phyllis, do you speak some russian or ukranian?
Phyllis, do you speak some russian or ukranian?
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Very little. I took a class in Russian back in 1984-1985, and I became extremely confused when the professor kept repeating the same English phrase: "This word (or phrase) isn't used in Russia." I feel that if more than 70% of words (or phrases) in a textbook aren't used by the native speakers, the textbook shouldn't be used, especially if the book costs somewhere around $95. I'd love to learn a lot more (I "collect" languages.)
Perhaps sometime I'll post my college e-mail address and perhaps resume an online discussion (I haven't heard from the young man I started conversing with in over a year, so I'm pretty much giving up on him. :bigcry:)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Perhaps sometime I'll post my college e-mail address and perhaps resume an online discussion (I haven't heard from the young man I started conversing with in over a year, so I'm pretty much giving up on him. :bigcry:)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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